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| Front Matter |
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Dedication |
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Title page |
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Acknowledgements |
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Prologue: "Insomania....Sleepless in Scotland" by Chris
Stein |
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Foreword by Victor Bockris |
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Preface by Allan Metz |
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Introduction by Allan Metz |
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Editor's Note by Bob Betts |
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| Part I: Then |
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Background |
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"Visions of the Seventies: The Rise and Fall of a Cultural
Challenge" by Victor Bockris |
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Punk |
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"The Emergence of Punk in America"
by Jessamin Swearingen |
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"'I Belong To The _____ Generation'"
by Jessamin Swearingen |
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"The Punk Scene in New York City"
by Jessamin Swearingen |
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"Lou Reed & the Velvet Underground"
by Jessamin Swearingen |
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"Straight White Punks In Drag: The NY Dolls" by Jessamin
Swearingen |
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"'I Feel Just Like Some Misplaced
Joan of Arc'" by Jessamin Swearingen |
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"Live Cultural Criticism Starring
Amiri Baraka and Patti Smith" by Jessamin Swearingen |
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"'Broadway Looks So Medieval'" by Jessamin Swearingen |
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"'I'm A Teenage Lobotomy'" by Jessamin
Swearingen |
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"On the Nature of Punk" by Jessamin
Swearingen |
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Blondie and Punk |
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Blondie, Punk and All the Other Stuff" by Bob Betts |
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"Blondie and the Politics of Power Pop" by Jessamin
Swearingen |
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"Ripped To Shreds" by Russell White |
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"'Must Be Into the Shangri-Las....'"
by Gary Valentine |
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"Blondie's Punk Roots" by Victor Bockris |
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| Part II: Between Acts |
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"From Breakup to Reunion" by Lisa
Diedrich |
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"From Breakup to Reunion Addendum"
by Allan Metz and Lisa Diedrich |
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"Deborah Harry: The Solo Years" by Daniel Porter |
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"Accidents Don't Just Happen...." by Brian La Fountain |
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"Jazz Passengers and Deborah Harry"
by Dan Ouellette |
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"Debbie Does the Commodore" by Stuart
Derdeyn |
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"The Censored High Times Interview
with Debbie Harry" by Victor Bockris |
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"Private Lesson: Debbie Does Jazz" by Robert L. Doerschuk |
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| Part III: Now |
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Interviews |
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"Don't Call It a Comeback" by Jeff
Johnson |
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"Lightning Strikes Twice" by Paul Burston |
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"Blondie: No Introduction Necessary" by John Kappes |
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"Entering No Exit" by Cindy Rivers |
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"No Exit in Sight: The Rebirth of
Blondie: An Interview with Deborah Harry" by Dino Balzano |
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"A Picture This Interview with Clem
Burke" by Francois Wintein |
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"Bitz: Rock of Ages Puts No Limits
on Blondie...." |
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"Don't Call Me Debbie..." by Euan
Ferguson |
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"A Cheap Date Exclusive...Debbie
Harry" interviewed by Anita Pallenburg |
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"Telling Stories in Dream Logic" by Jeff Miers |
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Profiles |
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"Blondie's Back" by Jim Farber |
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"Touched By Your Presence, Dear" by John Walsh |
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"Catching a New Wave" by Brett Milano |
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"One Way or Another" by David Bauder |
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"Blondie 2.0" by Jim Greer |
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"The Blonde Leading the Blonde" by
Everett True |
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"...Deborah Harry Embodies Blondie Once More" by Deborah
Wilker |
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"Flirty Harry" by Stuart Turnball |
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"Debbie Deserves the T-Shirt" by
Grace Bradberry |
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"Attitude Icons...." by Will Stokes |
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Album Reviews |
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"Blondie Makes a Grand Exit: ‘No Exit' (Beyond/BMG)"
by Jim Farber |
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"Blondie with an Edge: ‘No Exit' Proves Innovative Group's
Return is for Real" by Joey Guerra |
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"Blondie: Behind the Music" by Michelle Goldberg |
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Concert Previews and Reviews |
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"Still Hip, Still Gutsy, Still Clever
and Still Blonde" by Nicholas Barber |
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"The Tide is High Again for Rejuvenated
Blondie" by Sarah Rodman |
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"Blondie's Back..." by Neva Chonin |
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"In a Great Comeback, Blondie Has
More Fun" by Jim Farber |
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"Enduring Music Gives Blondie a Pop Legacy" by Joey
Guerra |
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"Blondie Respects Roots, Focuses on Present" by Joey
Guerra |
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On Their Craft |
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"Blondie's Clem Burke" by Adam Budofsky |
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"Timeless Pop--On the Top--Again" by Henrik Tuxen |
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"Back in Blondie" by Michael Molenda |
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| Part IV: In Retrospect |
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Overviews |
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"What Was Blondie's Cultural History,
Legacy and Success?" by John Hart |
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"Blondie: The Misfits" by Barney Hoskyns |
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"state of the arts...." by John Sibby |
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"Debtalk" by Victor Bockris |
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Comprehensive Discography Commentary |
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"Blondie: Once More (Into The Bleach)" by Ralph Heibutzki |
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"Nothing is Real But the Girl" by James R. Blandford |
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Appreciations |
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"The Highest Compliment...'" by Everett
True |
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"Deborah Harry: 'The Mark of an Icon'" by Cindy Rivers |
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"Blondie: 'Some Love Never Dies'" by Henrik Tuxen |
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"Blondie and Me" by Ralph Heibutzki |
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"I Am Wearing Debbie Harry's Panties"
by Teresa Hale |
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"Deborah Harry: Diva!" by Alan Foster |
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"Meeting a Goddess" by Sherry Gunderman |
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"(Can I) Find the Right Words (to
Say)" by Jon Erkider |
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"Deborah Harry: 'I'll Send You a Bill'" by Brian La
Fountain |
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"'...The Greatest High'" by Steve Knight |
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"Who I Admire" by Dan Lideen |
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"blondie: 'nyc a-go-go...'" by John Sibby |
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| Image Galleries |
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Victor Bockris Image Gallery |
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Ovoworks Image Gallery |
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The Mirror Image Gallery |
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Teresa R. Hale Image Gallery |
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Mick Mercer Image Gallery |
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The Concert Photo Co. Image Gallery |
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Jon Erkider/Retna Image Gallery |
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Sherry Globman Image Gallery |
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Robert J. Tuozzo Image Gallery |
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Philippe Carly Gallery |
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Sylvie Ball Gallery |
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More Image Galleries |
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| Photo Essays |
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"She Just Takes Pictures: Interview
with Roberta Bayley" by Charlotte Robinson |
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"Photographying Blondie" by Mick Mercer |
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"'The Vision of an Authentic Rock
Goddess...': Or A Tale of Three Concerts" by Luther Orrick |
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"Workin It..." by John Sibby |
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"When 'The Original Beat Club Underground
Sex Freaks' Reunite..." by Joe Ryan |
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"Photo Pass" by Marcine Linder |
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| Appendices |
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Chronology |
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Selected Discography |
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Louis A Bustamante: From Our LAB
to Your Home: An Exclusive Interview by Bob Betts |
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Joe Ryan Photo Exhibit Page |
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"Physiological Analysis of Clem Burke..." by Marcus Smith |
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"Blondie in the Library" |
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Selected Links |
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Afterword by John Sibby |
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| End Matter |
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References/Bibliography |
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About the Contributors |
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Permissions |
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Indexes |
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Index Supplements |
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Back cover |
